The WSOP has moved the final table to the streamed featured tables area, which means our live reporting will have to be delayed by around 2.5 hours to match the Live Stream, per the WSOP media guidelines. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Joao Simao limped with A♦A♣8♣4♠ from under the gun and faced Carlo van Ravenswoud with A♥K♠8♠3♠ in the small blind and Robert Cowen with 10♥6♠5♠2♥
Van Ravenswoud checked the 7♠10♠6♥ flop but Cowen led out for 375,000. Simao quickly folded and Van Ravenswoud eventually folded as well.
The final five players have returned to the main feature table, and action is back underway.
Level: 23
Blinds: 100,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
The WSOP has moved the final table to the streamed featured tables area, which means our live reporting will have to be delayed by around 2.5 hours to match the live stream, per the WSOP media guidelines.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
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| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santhosh Suvarna | India | 2,225,000 | 15 |
| 2 | Venkat Chivukula | United States | 3,975,000 | 27 |
| 3 | Carlo van Ravenswoud | Netherlands | 6,250,000 | 42 |
| 4 | Robert Cowen | United Kingdom | 13,775,000 | 92 |
| 5 | Joao Simao | Brazil | 6,775,000 | 45 |
The remaining five players are going on a 60-minute break before reconvening on the main feature table for the start of the live stream.
Action should resume around 4 p.m. local time.
Yuri Dzivielevski raised to 420,000 under the gun and Robert Cowen three-bet to 920,000 in the cutoff. Dzivielevski called, then put in his last 600,000 on the 10♠8♦3♠ flop. Cowen snap-called.
Yuri Dzivielevski: A♥K♠10♥9♠ 
Robert Cowen: A♣A♠J♥J♣
Dzivielevski had flopped top pair with a flush draw, but Cowen showed down two aces to leave Dzivielevski at risk. The rest of the board ran out 5♦2♥, and Dzivielevski couldn't catch up and was eliminated in sixth place.
Robert Cowen raised to 240,000 and Venkat Chivukula defended the big blind. The 10♥9♠6♠ flop got checked by both players. Chivukula checked the 4♥ turn, Cowen bet 640,000, and Chivukula called.
The river brought the K♣ and Chivukula check-folded to a bet of 960,000.
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